Alun Frost

International Finance Corp. (IFC) operates as a global development institution. It is an organization that fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. The firm operates through three segments: Investment Services, Treasury Services and Advisory Services. The Investment Services segment offers loans, equities, debt securities, trade and supply chain finance and client risk management services. The Treasury Services segment consists of the borrowing, liquid asset management, asset and liability management, and client risk management activities. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Public Investment Corp. (SOC) Ltd. (PIC) is the wholly-owned pension fund management subsidiary of the Government of South Africa, with the Minister of Finance as a shareholder representative. The firm was founded in 1911 as the Public Debt Commissioners and became the Public Investment Corp. in 2004. Headquartered in Pretoria, the firm focuses exclusively on the public sector and invests funds on behalf of their clients, public sector entities such as pension, provident, social security or guardian funds. PIC is a signatory to both the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investments and United Global Compact.